The United States women's Australian Rules football team, also nicknamed USA Freedom represents the United States in the sport of Women's Footy. The USA Freedom was founded in 2007 as the USAFL Women's National Team. The team has played numerous matches against the Canadian Northern Lights in both the US and Canada. The team first formed to compete against Canada at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver 2007. The inaugural coach of the USA Freedom, Wayne Kraska of Atlanta, stepped down from the position at the end of 2010 with Leigh Barnes of San Francisco picking up the reins.